Wacky Aplu 9 is a very bold, normal width, high contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: headlines, posters, packaging, logos, titles, playful, theatrical, mischievous, retro, bold, attention, personality, drama, novelty, poster, ornamental, sculpted, wedge-serif, cut-in counters.
A heavy, display-oriented serif with sharp triangular terminals and wedge-like strokes paired with sculpted, teardrop and crescent counters. Many letters feature distinctive internal notches and cut-ins that create a swirling, split-counter look, producing strong figure/ground effects and a lively rhythm. The overall silhouette feels carved and poster-like, with pronounced contrast between thick masses and thin, pointed joins and serifs.
Best suited to headlines and short runs where personality is the priority—posters, event titles, packaging callouts, editorial openers, and branding accents. It will also work well for playful or spooky-season themes, circus/cabaret-inspired graphics, and any layout that benefits from high-impact, decorative typography. For longer text, it’s most effective when used sparingly as a contrast to a simpler companion face.
This font projects a theatrical, tongue-in-cheek energy with a slightly mischievous, show-poster attitude. Its dramatic black shapes and quirky internal cut-ins create a playful sense of motion and surprise, giving text a bold, attention-grabbing voice.
The design appears intended to function as a statement display face: maximally recognizable at a glance, with ornamental counter-shaping and pointed serif detailing to keep large text visually animated. The repeated cut-in motifs suggest a deliberate effort to make every word feel stylized and illustrative rather than neutral.
The uppercase and numerals read especially strong due to their broad, graphic silhouettes, while the lowercase introduces extra quirks (notably in curved letters) that heighten the whimsical texture. The inner shapes create distinctive word images, so spacing and line breaks will noticeably affect the overall pattern of black and white.